Published by admin on Tue, 04/30/2024 - 4:27pm
Clara Highbaugh, 33, and her children, Victoria, 10, and Vince, 6, suffer from a rare condition, Chiari malformation. It’s a disorder in which a portion of the brain, the cerebellum, bulges through a normal opening in the skull. This puts pressure on parts of the brain and spinal cord and an cause mild to severe symptoms.
Highbaugh has suffered with symptoms the condition such as migraine headaches and vomiting, since she was approximately five years old. However, it wasn’t immediately diagnosed. Therefore, treatment was delayed.